1968 Toyota FJ40 4x4 Utility

This is normally the time when we give you chapter and verse about the vehicle we are offering for sale. And that we will, though to be fair we cannot tell you a huge amount about the lovely FJ40 we are offering for sale.

Manufactured in 1968 and sold in Australia, the FJ has spent its eventful life in a dry climate, providing faithful transportation no doubt for a selection of lucky owners.

We believe it was imported into the UK around 2016 and it was then acquired by our seller. It was put through its one and only MoT and once a few issues were addressed it passed, all the advisories etc having been dealt with.

He had great plans for the old girl and was going to entrust it into the capable hands of the FJ Company.

They are a boutique custom car builder that specialize in high end Toyota Land Cruisers.

Their stated mission is to preserve the essence of the classic Land Cruiser, whilst re-engineering them with modern Toyota components that improve drivability and overall performance.

So far, they have completed over 100 vehicles for clients all over the world and what they do is quite exceptional, and all this comes at a price!

To cut a long story short, our seller has kept the FJ40 in a specialist storage facility for the last five years, where it has been regularly started and moved around.

He has now realised that he has neither the time nor the funds to move the project forward and so has decided to offer it for sale.

A vehicle is only original once. Our seller believes that the FJ40 is just that and who are we to disagree?

Having spent almost all of its life in Australia, it certainly appears that the paintwork is completely untouched. We love it.

The word patina is often over used but not we feel in this case. Just look at it! We have, over and over…

We can understand why some may wish to restore the FJ to as new condition, but we love her just the way she is. The faded green paint, with bare metal and areas of oxidisation showing through tell of a life well lived.

She has aged gracefully. We would be tempted to add a lacquer coat and preserve it, but that is not our call.

Basic wheels are fitted with off-road Yokohama tyres, which we might be tempted to change if the Toyota is going to be put back into regular service.

Utilitarian would best sum it up. The front seats are in reasonable condition and are therefore unlikely to be the originals. The back bench seat, well that’s a different story…

Instrumentation is basic, the dash contains the few switches necessary for basic functions.

There’s nothing superfluous, everything is in place to do a job and that certainly adds to the FJ’s charm.

Other than a wipe down, we would leave well alone, but you guessed by now that would be our take on it.

As usual we have included plenty of pictures of the Toyota’s underside. As already stated, it passed an MoT in 2016 and has been in storage since. From that we can only deduce that the rust is mostly on the surface rather than being structural.

We suggest you pay us a visit and then you can decide for yourself.

If the FJ is going to be used regularly, with our variable climate, then we would be tempted to clean, rub down and underseal.

We can also tell you that the FJ starts, runs and drives but will no doubt require an element of recommissioning if it is going to be properly used.

This is the section where we examine the paperwork etc that usually accompanies an old classic. Well, there isn’t any, so the FJ needs to be bought on its condition.

We cannot even be sure exactly when it arrived in the UK.

We can tell you that it has been driven 38 miles since it passed its MoT in November 2016.

That’s it, no more.

There are Toyota FJs for sale that have been restored and yes, they are lovely.

However, we love the originality of our FJ and fully expect the lucky new owner to wish to preserve it more or less as it is.

If you fancy becoming the new custodian of this capable and charismatic 4X4, then you know what you must do.

We estimate that it will sell for between £13,000 and £19,000.

Viewing is always encouraged and this car is located at our Abingdon headquarters; we are open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and to arrange an appointment please use the ‘Contact Seller’ button at the top of the listing to make an appointment. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’